Police were called to a California neighborhood late Tuesday after receiving reports that a suspicious man was ringing people’s doorbells.The 84-year-old, who was bleeding from his face and arms, had been trying to get help from Sierra Madre residents after he said he was attacked by a bear while he was sleeping outside, KTLA-TV reported.The man estimated that the brown bear that attacked him weighed between 200 and 300 pounds. He ran from the bear and hid behind a gate in a residential neighborhood so the bear would go away, according to reports.He said he's lived in the California mountains for nearly 20 years and had non life-threatening injuries from the bear's claws, according to KNBC-TV.Wildlife officials have been searching for the bear, which will most likely be euthanized if it's found.

SIERRA MADRE, Calif. —

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Police were called to a California neighborhood late Tuesday after receiving reports that a suspicious man was ringing people’s doorbells.

The 84-year-old, who was bleeding from his face and arms, had been trying to get help from Sierra Madre residents after he said he was attacked by a bear while he was sleeping outside, KTLA-TV reported.

The man estimated that the brown bear that attacked him weighed between 200 and 300 pounds. He ran from the bear and hid behind a gate in a residential neighborhood so the bear would go away, according to reports.

He said he's lived in the California mountains for nearly 20 years and had non life-threatening injuries from the bear's claws, according to KNBC-TV.

Wildlife officials have been searching for the bear, which will most likely be euthanized if it's found.